Mini-Skein Madness

Lest you believe that the drum-carding extravaganza is the end of my fiber-related tasks, I present to you MINI-SKEINS: That's HY "Pate de Fruit" in Rambouillet HY "Burnished" (BFL) HY "Kitsune" (Polwarth/Silk) ....and HY "Smells of the Sea" (Wensleydale) Now to figure out what to knit! Or maybe weave???? Anyway, mini-skeins are a blast to make. They are fast! They are really satisfying! And they are super cute! And then I lost my spinning mojo and moved on to sewing - I'll put all that up in the next few posts.

MARKED DOWN De-Stash Lots

HEY! There's still lots of yarn for sale, and it's all been MARKED DOWN. Thinking of knitting stuff for the holidays? This is what you need! YARN YARN YARN!

It's all been marked down a bunch. BARGAINS, people!

Here's how it works:
- Lots cannot be broken up. These are all packed up already.
- Shipping & Handling is $5 per lot for anywhere in the US, more for international.
- First come, first served. I'll mark lots as sold as they go.

If you are interested in a particular lot, please email me at njstacie(at)gmail(dot)com with the Lot# you are interested in as the subject line. If it's available, I'll send you an invoice via Paypal and mark the item as "pending" until I receive payment. If I do not receive payment within 24 hours, it will become available for purchase again. If it's NOT available, I'll email you and let you know. I'll be marking things as SOLD as they go.

Ready?


Lot #10: 2 Painted Skeins, 2 YoYo, 1 madtosh, 1 mystery. $50


Lot #11: 8 oz. Bella, 1 Yarn Love, 1 Kersti, 1 mystery. $35


Lot #12: 1 Kersti, 1 FoF, 1 Sunshine Yarns, 1 Mtn. Colors $35


Lot #13: 1 Donegal Tweed, 2 Noro CashIroha, 2 Rowan YTA, 1 mystery $40


Lot #14: 2 BlueSky, 1 handspun, 1 mystery, 1 STR $50


Lot #15: 1 DB Maya, 1 Manos, 1 CAC, 1 Terra $30


Lot #16: 2 Whatnot, 1 Schaeffer, 1 handspun, 1 mystery $35


Lot #17: 2 DIC Classy, 1 Mal Twist, 1 Mystery $40


Lot #18: 1 Corn Snake, 2 STR, 1 Yarn Pirate, 1 Whatnot $50


Lot #20: 1 Cherry Tree, 1 Shivaya, 1 Yarn Pirate, 1 STR, 1 mystery $50


Lot #21: 1 CE Princess, 5 mystery $25


Lot #22: 1 ATH, 3 Koigu, 1 Sunchine, 1 Handmaiden, 1 mystery $50


Lot #24: 1 Syncopation, 1 Big Tryst, 1 Zen, 1 Nature's Palette, 3 mystery $45


Lot #26: 1 YoYo, 1 JulieSpins, 1 WhatNot, 1 BlackBunny, 1 mystery $50


Lot #27: 1 Shivaya, 1 Rowan, 1 SariSilk, 5 mystery $35


Lot #28: 1 STR, 1 MiddleEarth, 1 Schaeffer, 1 FoF, 1 Sunshine $50


Lot #29: 1 Fleece Artist, 1 YoYo, 1 Spritely Goods, 2 mystery $50


Lot #30: 1 Ocean Winds, 1 Syncopation, 2 Yarn Love, 1 Schaeffer $60


Lot #31: 1 EKF, 1 STR, 1 madtosh, 1 Kersti, 1 Nature's Palette $50


Lot #32: 1 YoYo, 1 Tofutsies, 1 Yarn Pirate, 1 Kersti, 1 JulieSpins, 1 mystery $50


Lot #33: 1 Lambs Pride, 1 Patons, 2 Gigante, 4 mystery $25


Lot #34: 2 NatureSpun, 1 Comfort Chunky, 1 Rowan, 3 mystery $18


Lot #35: 1 Alpaca, 1 handspun, 5 mystery $30


Lot #36: 5 Cotton/Bamboo, 4 mystery $30


Lot #37: 5 (or so) Manos Stria $20


Lot #38: 6 Colourmart Cashmere $30


Lot #39: 6 Auracania $40


Lot #44: 6 Malabrigo Gruesa $40


SOLD


Lot #48: 7 Knitpicks Gloss DK $15


SOLD


Lot #50: 5 Tweeds $15


SOLD


Lot #52: Silky Wool $18


SOLD


Lot #56: 2 Pink variegated $5

Out & About (A Little Bit)

I met up with my friend Maritza from high school - turns out we've both been living in Boston for the past couple of years and only recently reconnected! We rendezvoused in Harvard Square, played a bit of catch-up, talked knitting, and visited this Shepard Fairey piece outside of the Tannery. It was nice to see one up close and personal, and check out the workmanship and layers. Also, the brick coming through and the texture......quite stunning, actually.

Maritza kindly gifted to me some yarn, as well! These 2 little lovelies of sock yarn - one skein of Vesper Self Striping Sock Yarn in the "Algae" colorway, the other Sundara Sock in "Ivy". These are wonderfully plush, and the colors are so completely rich and saturated. I've started the great pattern search to find just the right pattern to highlight these yarns. Any ideas?


Earlier this week I had a field trip to the Boston Athenaeum - my 3-month Bookbinding students and I reunited for a tour of the conservation lab. It was lovely! The Athenaeum is in a beautiful building behind the Granary Burial Ground, and the conservation lab overlooks the cemetery.
It was wonderful to go behind the scenes and see what they were working on, what the space was like, how they decided what to work on and what the treatment options were. It was fascinating!

One of my students had recently taken a paper marbling workshop and brought me this stunning piece of paper that she made during that course:

This paper is worked in 2 separate layers, allowing the first to dry completely before setting down the color for the second layer. The pattern for both layers is similar, with only the color varying. Stunning! I don't know what to use it for yet......we'll see what I can come up with.